New Delhi: India's cricket tour to Pakistan early next year is very close to being cancelled because of security reasons.
Sources in the government have told CNN-IBN that the tour is unlikely given the current security scenario in Pakistan and added that the government's doesn't want even a scratch on Sachin Tendulkar.
A security team will be going to Pakistan soon to assess the situation and a final decision taken within two weeks.
But sources are not betting on a dramatic improvement in the security situation over the next fortnight.
The Indian High Commission in Islamabad had given a report on the security situation in Pakistan, which clearly outlined the dangerous situation in the country.
India are to play three Tests, five One-Day Internationals and a Twenty20 game. The Test matches are at Karachi, Rawalpindi and Lahore while the ODIs are to be held at Faisalabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan and Karachi.
The lone Twenty20 will be played in Karachi.
Earlier the five-match hockey Test series between the junior teams of India and Pakistan was called-off on November 10 as the Ministry of External Affairs refused to give clearance to the team, citing security fears.
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